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A unique chronicle of the hundred-year period when the Jewish people changed the world and it changed them

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An annual collection of studies of individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought.

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Accumulated over many years, 'Granny', the enigmatic collector behind this book, presents a selection of quirky post-war goods, advertising and kitchen items.After the end of austerity in Britain in the early 1950s, consumerism boomed and these objects portray the societal change that followed.

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Why do we put north at the top of maps Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels" This book looks at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth.

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Discover the history of Ireland through maps

From early maps of the Emerald Isle to modern day, Ireland has evolved rapidly along with the ways in which it has been mapped. Cartography has not only kept pace with these changes, but has often driven them. Explore Irelands fascinating history with this stunning volume of over 100 maps.

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This is a history of offensive language, insulting gestures, insolent behaviour, brawling and scandal in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with practical tips on just how to horrify the neighbours.

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The strange and fascinating story of the owner of the Titanic, J. Bruce Ismay, the man who jumped ship

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One of the greatest stories of survival and adventure in the Arctic that inspired Shakespeare and Jules Verne

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One of the greatest stories of survival and adventure in the Arctic that inspired Shakespeare and Jules Verne

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An action-packed, heroic history of the underground Jewish army in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, based on interviews with its few surviving members.

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Life in a Black Community details and explores the Jim Crow era in Annapolis, Maryland. It recounts the tactics blacks used to gain equal rights, details the methods whites employed to deny or curtail their rights, and explores a range of survival and advancement strategies used by black families.

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As Europe prepared for war, the Stoatley Rough School began to shelter hundreds of traumatized Jewish children fleeing (usually alone) from Nazi persecution. Based on dozens of original interviews, this title tells their stories and the stories of the teachers and benefactors who created this refuge in a country house on al hillside in Surrey.

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Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume, published in association with Imperial War Museums, London, featuring historical maps and photographs from their archives, and fascinating commentary from an expert historian.

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This book explores the intermediary functions of Muslim interpreters in Senegal to affirm their status as active historical agents in the historiography on French colonial rule in West Africa, including themes such as the intersection of knowledge and power in a colonial context and Muslim identity formation and French assimilation.

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Award-winning author China Mieville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down

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Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.